Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry


August
  • Prerequisites/Review (P1 – P4)

September
  • Prerequisites/Review (P5)
  • Functions (1.1-1.2a)
  • Sequence/Series and Probability (9.1-9.7)*

October
  • Statistics (Appendix B)*
  • Functions (1.2b – 1.5)
  • Polynomials and Rational Functions (2.1-2.2)

November
  • Polynomials and Rational Functions (2.3-2.7)
  • Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (3.1-3.3)

December
  • Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (3.4-3.5)
  • Introduction to Trigonometry (4.1)
  • Review for First Semester Exam
  • First Semester Exam

NOTE: All of the first semester material is a review of Algebra I and II. A majority of the material second semester will be brand new. Please prepare mentally for this change and be prepared to spend more of your time mastering this material.

January
  • Trigonometric Functions (4.2-4.8)

February
  • Analytic Trigonometry (5.1-5.5)
  • Additional Topics in Trigonometry (6.1)

March
  • Additional Topics in Trigonometry (6.2)
  • [Note: 6.3-6.5 (Vectors in Two Dimensions) will be done with Ch. 11]
  • Systems of Equations and Inequalities (7.1-7.5)
  • Matrices and Determinants (8.1-8.5)

April
  • (Note: Chapter 9 was done in September)
  • Conic Sections and Polar Coordinates (10.1-10.7)
  • Vectors in Two and Three Dimensions (6.3-6.5/11.1-11.3)

May
  • Review for Second Semester Exams
  • Second Semester Exams
  • Limits and Introduction to Calculus (12.1-12.4) (Junior only -->

    *The SAT and PSAT contain questions on sequence, series, probability, and statistics. As most of you will be taking the PSAT and/or SAT at the beginning of October, we cover this material earlier in the year than we would naturally reach it in the text book to ensure you remember it for these tests.

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